On this episode of Newt's World, on Tuesday, President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, agreed

to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and accept terms that would allow him to avoid

prosecution on a separate gun charge.

The federal prosecutor who oversaw the investigation and signed off in the agreement is David Weiss,

the U.S. Attorney in Delaware.

While this plea agreement ends his legal troubles, it still does not address questions of many

of us have about Hunter Biden's business dealings.

After his father became Vice President in 2009, he built relationships with wealthy foreigners

that brought in millions of dollars and many of alleged Hunter was cashing in on his family

name.

Here to discuss Hunter Biden and what we can expect next, I'm really pleased to introduce

my guest, Professor William Jacobson.

He is a clinical professor of law and director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School.

William, welcome and thank you for joining me on Newt's World.

Thank you for having me on.

Speak on McCarthy called Hunter Biden's plea deal, a sweetheart deal.

I'm curious, what's your take on this whole thing?

Well, I think it is a sweetheart deal, particularly if you look at what the charges were and the

decisions made at the prosecutorial level, not to seek more serious charges.

So misdemeanor tax violations normally would not result in prison time, so that's not surprising.

But why were they charged as misdemeanors?

Why did they agree to lower them to misdemeanors when they were fairly sizable claims, clear

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